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Securities exchange NYSE Arca has expressed interest in listing a Grayscale crypto index ETF holding a diverse basket of spot crypto but has yet to receive approval.

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave the green light to Hashdex and Franklin Templeton’s respective Bitcoin and Ether index exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

In a Dec. 19 notice, the SEC approved Hashdex’s Nasdaq Crypto Index US ETF, which will trade on the Nasdaq stock market. The regulator also approved the Franklin Crypto Index ETF, which is destined for the Cboe BZX Exchange.

Both indexes will hold spot Bitcoin (BTC) and spot Ether (ETH). The Franklin Crypto Index ETF tracks the Institutional Digital Asset Index, a benchmark designed to represent the performance of digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ether. Hashdex’s Crypto Index ETF will track Bitcoin and Ether, which are included in the Nasdaq Crypto US Settlement Price Index.

The SEC has given approval for Hashdex and Franklin Templeton to list and trade shares of their crypto index ETFs. Source: SEC

The SEC said Franklin Templeton’s updated Dec. 18 filing was approved on an “accelerated basis.”

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